All aboard chopper from Badrinath killed after crash in Joshimath Valley. All six people, including the pilot, died after a helicopter travelling from Badrinath to Dehradun crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand on Friday (Oct 30). The aircraft had lost radar contact. SDRF and other security personnel conduct a search and rescue operation at the site after a helicopter carrying six people on board, including the pilot, crashed into a hillside near Joshimath,.